In a beautiful meadow, there lived an ant and a grasshopper. The ant worked all the time storing food for winter and while the grasshopper sang and danced. Sometimes the ant would pause in his work at listen to the grasshopper sing. It was a lovely song, and made him think about when he was... Continue Reading →
Sometimes People Just Break Into Song
Last weekend was a tiny bit stressful because I had a lot of responsibility not to forget anything, and there were a lot of things I could have forgotten. It was my friend's birthday. We've known each other for a long time (twenty five years) but we don't see each other as often as we... Continue Reading →
Family
Family can be who you choose to hang on to. I've known many people who collect, and then discard, friends. (I know this because I was collected then traded off at some point.) I have very rarely let go of friends on my own. There are one or two painful exceptions, where we've changed in... Continue Reading →
24,000 Bacis
There are worse songs to have stuck in your head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufQQ3r79EE (Don't forget to check out the dancing bartender) I am full of love at the moment. Some of this is because I'm healthy. Sounds small, but it's so not. I wake up like most fifty-five year olds, a bit achy, maybe my back hurts... Continue Reading →